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eric cantor, a mere 55%. so how do you earn a top grade with heritage action? well, let south carolina's jeff duncan demonstrate. >> madam secretary, you let the consulate become a death trap. and that's national security malpractice. >> joining us now is clarence page, a columnist with "the chicago tribune" and nbc's luke russert live for us on capitol hill. welcome to you both. clarence, what hope is there for gun control, immigration, climate change if true conservatives have to be to the right of eric cantor? >> well, not a lot of hope you would think. it's a real problem for those who want to get any kind of progressive action through at all or any kind of compromise. there are very few people left in the house, especially on the republican side, who feel obl e obliged to their constituency as far as their views are concerned. they feel more obliged to the folks who are funding their campaigns or funding the campaigns of their potential opponents in a future primary fight. so it's gotten to be a very cynical politics that i'm afraid heritage has become a p
eric cantor, a mere 55%. so how do you earn a top grade with heritage action? well, let south carolina's jeff duncan demonstrate. >> madam secretary, you let the consulate become a death trap. and that's national security malpractice. >> joining us now is clarence page, a columnist with "the chicago tribune" and nbc's luke russert live for us on capitol hill. welcome to you both. clarence, what hope is there for gun control, immigration, climate change if true...
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speaker boehner wanted it past but eric cantor was against it. it turns out the tension goes a lot farther back for two other members of the caucus. it starts with darrell issa who voted against the fiscal cliff. >> i'm with eric cantor. i can't vote for it in its current form. the senate and the president and vice president failed to meet their obligation. their own stated obligation which was to bring us a balanced bill. one that had tax adjustment, yes. but also had spending cuts. this one fails at that and fails badly. >> so enter ohio republican steve latourette who wasn't jazzed but took the plunge and voted yes. >> i went to the same high school as congressman issa but we haven't agreed on much since. >> did you agree in high school? >> i didn't see him a lot in class, so i don't know. >> somehow i doubt they'll show up together at the reunion. one point of agreement, both congressmen suggested that new year's eve was partially to blame for what the senate put together. >> i think it's a little unreasonable for senator reid to say somethin
speaker boehner wanted it past but eric cantor was against it. it turns out the tension goes a lot farther back for two other members of the caucus. it starts with darrell issa who voted against the fiscal cliff. >> i'm with eric cantor. i can't vote for it in its current form. the senate and the president and vice president failed to meet their obligation. their own stated obligation which was to bring us a balanced bill. one that had tax adjustment, yes. but also had spending cuts. this...
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. >> jon: you know, the fact that eric cantor voted on the fiscal cliff deal, he was a no vote and john boehner voted for it, obviously, media were all over that as though there's there gigantic fracture. >> well, there was a gigantic fracture and it wasn't just the liberal media, it was eric rudolphson, speaking of erics, pointed out on red state that cantor had tweeted out before that he was going to vote for it. and then 24 hours later voted against it and ericson said, look, it's not just a liberal conspiracy to call this confusion when in fact, eric rudol rudolph-- eric ericson talking, on this vote. >> and the g.o.p. in disarray, it wasn't what did or didn't get done in this fiscal cliff deal which was more can kicking. >> jon, i think that was the mean, if i can use jim's word. this is the political story that comes out of this debacle. there was only one column i saw that was really thoughtful by robert samuelson and real clear politics that said this is a failure of presidential leadership because the president wasn't talking at all about the fact that the country is spending m
. >> jon: you know, the fact that eric cantor voted on the fiscal cliff deal, he was a no vote and john boehner voted for it, obviously, media were all over that as though there's there gigantic fracture. >> well, there was a gigantic fracture and it wasn't just the liberal media, it was eric rudolphson, speaking of erics, pointed out on red state that cantor had tweeted out before that he was going to vote for it. and then 24 hours later voted against it and ericson said, look,...
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cantor coming up. >> stephanie: crazy cowboy, eric eric cantor. >> okay corral. and it won't be okay for you. it will be super okay for me because i moisturize. >> stephanie: oh, boehner boehner. ♪ ♪ i am just an orange boy ♪ ♪ i have squandered my influence for a pocketful of tax cuts for the filthy rich ♪ ♪ my eyes get wet still a man cries when he thinks about which fabric is the best ♪ ♪ on the house floor stands the boehner and he's whining constantly ♪ ♪ and the fiscal cliff reminds him of every vote that let him down ♪ ♪ as he cried out in his anger and his shame ♪ ♪ i'm weeping i am weeping but he still remains ♪ ♪ crying eyes ♪ ♪ crying eyes ♪ >> yea! rocky mountain mike. >> stephanie: rocky mountain mike never on vacation. >> never. >> stephanie: you gotta keep working while mama's on vacation. go! great stuff. we have more. >> the boehner. >> stephanie: sunday, he warned president obama he should not cast blame on republicans. no! why would he do that? for a possible failure. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] becaus
cantor coming up. >> stephanie: crazy cowboy, eric eric cantor. >> okay corral. and it won't be okay for you. it will be super okay for me because i moisturize. >> stephanie: oh, boehner boehner. ♪ ♪ i am just an orange boy ♪ ♪ i have squandered my influence for a pocketful of tax cuts for the filthy rich ♪ ♪ my eyes get wet still a man cries when he thinks about which fabric is the best ♪ ♪ on the house floor stands the boehner and he's whining constantly ♪...
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the house speaker joined by eric cantor, told them a plan, they clearly already had in motion. so as wolf was saying, a very, very different tone here. they were absolutely furious. that is an understatement. i think the lesson here is, you know, do not anger new yorkers and people from new jersey who are already really upset and really angry because you will get a backlash and that's exactly what happened. and what was most noteworthy to me was the kind of anger that came from the speaker's fellow republicans, never mind the democrats, who are from that region. >> yeah. well, i have to say chris christie was the picture and sound of the day because he -- first it was peter king who let the house speaker have it. and then chris christie comes up afterwards and goes far beyond what peter king had to say about john boehner. >> reporter: it was unbelievable. i was e-mailing with people here on capitol hill, republican sources saying have you ever seen anything like this. and the answer was no. he was not only slamming republicans, not only slamming the house republican leadership,
the house speaker joined by eric cantor, told them a plan, they clearly already had in motion. so as wolf was saying, a very, very different tone here. they were absolutely furious. that is an understatement. i think the lesson here is, you know, do not anger new yorkers and people from new jersey who are already really upset and really angry because you will get a backlash and that's exactly what happened. and what was most noteworthy to me was the kind of anger that came from the speaker's...
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eric cantor, for example, two of those. but john boehner has been re-elected as speaker of the house. >> what happens next, dana? i think he's going to be introduced by nancy pelosi and speaks before the full group. is that correct? >> reporter: that's right. we expect to hear remarks from the speaker in a short while as soon as they finish formally tallying the votes to formally make him the speaker. it will be very interesting to hear the tone that he strikes given the kind of rough week, maybe rough month he's had. >> when do they start working, dana? when do they get to work, toke? >> they do tomorrow. speaking of the rough week he had, one thing they'll do tomorrow is to vote on at least nine -- about $9 billion in federal aid for sandy victims. remember, he decided not to take that vote in the lame duck session, which ended yesterday. actually, formally ended today, but they were supposed to take the vote yesterday, and then because of the very loud, very vocal, and very personal complaints about that decision, he sor
eric cantor, for example, two of those. but john boehner has been re-elected as speaker of the house. >> what happens next, dana? i think he's going to be introduced by nancy pelosi and speaks before the full group. is that correct? >> reporter: that's right. we expect to hear remarks from the speaker in a short while as soon as they finish formally tallying the votes to formally make him the speaker. it will be very interesting to hear the tone that he strikes given the kind of...
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boehner, eric cantor, mccarthy, they seem pretty safe. members may have a disagreement with certain decisions, but they think there is no one better to step up. ryan has not expressed any interest in challenging mccarthy. if a ryn -- it is only a ry an-like figure who could challenge boehner. he does not seem to have an interest. host: jim, you are up next. caller: good morning. i have seen your guest on several programs. i am retired. i watch a lot of political programs. i just wonder -- i believe there is no way we are going to raise the debt ceiling. i think that is just idiocy -- no way we aren't going to raise the debt ceiling. i think that is just a easy to say that we will not. there are three factions -- inside the beltway, cable news, and the average american. i don't say i'm above average. they don't stay engaged at all. thati'm really seeing is the republican party is not seeing the forest for the trees. the forest being the american people. the trees being boehner and those people. guest: use of the run-up to read -- you saw t
boehner, eric cantor, mccarthy, they seem pretty safe. members may have a disagreement with certain decisions, but they think there is no one better to step up. ryan has not expressed any interest in challenging mccarthy. if a ryn -- it is only a ry an-like figure who could challenge boehner. he does not seem to have an interest. host: jim, you are up next. caller: good morning. i have seen your guest on several programs. i am retired. i watch a lot of political programs. i just wonder -- i...
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>> maybe that's what eric cantor made the bitch face about. >> really? peace rally? what am i doing here. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: all right. eighteen minutes after the hour. is charlie pierce still wandering around? >> he is on his way now. on the metro. >> along with 40,000 other people. >> stephanie: that's right. we'll continue our coverage live from washington, d.c. it's the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: live off of the american river bank main stream. it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections tuberculosis lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel your doctor should
>> maybe that's what eric cantor made the bitch face about. >> really? peace rally? what am i doing here. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: all right. eighteen minutes after the hour. is charlie pierce still wandering around? >> he is on his way now. on the metro. >> along with 40,000 other people. >> stephanie: that's right. we'll continue our coverage live from washington, d.c. it's the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: live off of the...
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. >>> eric cantor was caught making some sour faces during richard blanco's reading of the inaugural poem. doesn't look like he's a fan. >>> and from a frequent critic of president obama, conservative tact activist grover norquist feeted, "it is official. the best after-party tonight was chicago mayor rahm's." >>> for a look at the national forecast, we turn to dylan dreyer. >> good morning. it ended up being nice. >> dry and pretty warm. >> and temperatures were above average yesterday, but today the 20s will start working into the nation's capital. also 20s to take told across the northeast and even single dimgis through the northern plains. that cold air crossing over the great lakes which are still unfrozen is creating a lot of lake-effect snow. that's where we'll see most of the additional snow moving throughout the rest of this week. perhaps another 6 to 12 inches of snow possible. we also have some snow still continuing to fall across cape cod. not a lot. this storm system brought the bulk of the precipitation right to the southeast of nantucket. but we are still looking at so
. >>> eric cantor was caught making some sour faces during richard blanco's reading of the inaugural poem. doesn't look like he's a fan. >>> and from a frequent critic of president obama, conservative tact activist grover norquist feeted, "it is official. the best after-party tonight was chicago mayor rahm's." >>> for a look at the national forecast, we turn to dylan dreyer. >> good morning. it ended up being nice. >> dry and pretty warm....
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even yesterday when i heard that eric cantor was going to try to scuttle a hard-fought deal that was overwhelmingly approved in the senate, it gave me again pause about what could happen this morning. i was prepared for a down 300, 400. but cantor, who momentarily was a sure candidate for the wall of shame if he kept up that stuff, he ultimately backed down and we got a deal that everyone dislikes, which is the essence of what it means to rise above politics. you're supposed to dislike it, for heaven's sakes, it's a compromise. right now about the pending battle over the debt ceiling other than the fact that the buyers weren't too scared of the upcoming big bad debt fight today. what makes me not so concerned? i know there are plenty of other people who will wouldorry about the debt ceiling. i don't have to do it. let them worry about it i worry about the things very few people are worried about. i acknowledge i'm fretting over, problems that are thought about in advance by everybody, they have a tendency to be resolved. remember the european nightmare, listen, kick the can, 29% in g
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. >> you wouldn't be eric cantor, would you? >> caller: no, unfortunately. i like to be invested alongside carl icahn and i wanted to get your take on transocean especially after the announcement on friday that it's pushing for a $4 dividend. >> it's a very inexpensive company. got very caught up in macondo. they had to do a huge refinancing, much, much lower. but it is catching up to the rest of the oil service group. you can go higher with or without carl icahn. dan in florida, please, dan? >> caller: hello. >> go ahead, dan. you're up. >> caller: dr. jim, dan, how are ya? >> i'm fine. >> caller: hey, i have a question. i'm concerned about this ppg takeover or split, whatever's going on. >> no, that's just arbitrage pressure. the arbs had to buy a certain amount of georgia gulf. this is just another opportunity to buy ppg on the cheap and i think you should take advantage of it. it might be tempting to stop worrying about all the things that could go wrong for a moment. you'll miss what's going right. don't just read the stories and decide retail's back, t
. >> you wouldn't be eric cantor, would you? >> caller: no, unfortunately. i like to be invested alongside carl icahn and i wanted to get your take on transocean especially after the announcement on friday that it's pushing for a $4 dividend. >> it's a very inexpensive company. got very caught up in macondo. they had to do a huge refinancing, much, much lower. but it is catching up to the rest of the oil service group. you can go higher with or without carl icahn. dan in...
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the top two republicans, speaker john boehner and eric cantor were split. also notable, budget chairman paul ryan voted yes. the final gop count, 151 against the bill and 85 in favor. >> it was all about maintaining, if you will, the status quo of kick the can down the road. >> there's no spending cuts. we're adding $4 billion a day to the debt. the senate will fail miserably in cutting spending. >> much better to make this deal now and move on to those other fights at the appropriate time, which is, by the way, just around the corner. >> some conservative pundits have been blasting republicans and newt gingrich tweeted "the gop has been engauged ged in a two-month dance of defeat and surrender. >> good morning, happy new year. >> good morning. >> happy new year. >> david, do you agree with your former boss? did republicans surrender? >> no, they were just faced with a very difficult choice. obviously in terms of the tax cuts, that's something that if republicans wanted to see go forward, we've been talking about that for years, it was originally a republic
the top two republicans, speaker john boehner and eric cantor were split. also notable, budget chairman paul ryan voted yes. the final gop count, 151 against the bill and 85 in favor. >> it was all about maintaining, if you will, the status quo of kick the can down the road. >> there's no spending cuts. we're adding $4 billion a day to the debt. the senate will fail miserably in cutting spending. >> much better to make this deal now and move on to those other fights at the...
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newscast his number two, eric cantor, the majority leader voted no, and john boehner voted yes on final passage. now, jim, tomorrow is the formally election of the speaker. he's already been nominated. usually a formality. we have no reason to believe otherwise. but you've got to believe that somewhere down the line, he may be weak end here. that's why he's already looking forward to another fiscal clive. >> let's go back to the sandy spending bills. how did something like this happen? a lot of people are shaking their heads. did time just get away from it? >> that's part of t congress has a bad habit putting off the tough decisions until the last minute. they debated and voted on a p k package thought was vitally important. the problem was there were no offsets. it wasn't paid for. just emergency spending, and it would have added onto the debt. the senate passed it very late in the weekend, sent it over to the house of representatives. this was an indication they would put it on the floor, and that bill was passed, sent to the president. at the last minute it was pulled from the floor,
newscast his number two, eric cantor, the majority leader voted no, and john boehner voted yes on final passage. now, jim, tomorrow is the formally election of the speaker. he's already been nominated. usually a formality. we have no reason to believe otherwise. but you've got to believe that somewhere down the line, he may be weak end here. that's why he's already looking forward to another fiscal clive. >> let's go back to the sandy spending bills. how did something like this happen? a...
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investigator boehner spoke with christie and then a and eric cantor met with congressional delegations from new york and new jersey aassured them that a sandy package in a new form is their pop tryer on the. the newly sworn in house will vote on getting immediate resources to the national flood insurance program and then on the 15th, the first full day of the new legislative session, there will be votes on the rest of the sandy aid package. in washington, shannon breen, fox news. >>> also in this morning's top stories, classes resume for students and teachers of sandy hook elementary school. this comes less than three weeks after the deadly shooting there. classes will be held in a former middle school just down the road from the shooting scene in the town of monroe. parents and students got a look at their new school at an open house yesterday. former principal of sandy hook who just retired two years ago will return to that role today. >>> also in the headlines, secretary of state hillary clinton out of the hospital. we'll have an update on her condition when we continue. . >>>
investigator boehner spoke with christie and then a and eric cantor met with congressional delegations from new york and new jersey aassured them that a sandy package in a new form is their pop tryer on the. the newly sworn in house will vote on getting immediate resources to the national flood insurance program and then on the 15th, the first full day of the new legislative session, there will be votes on the rest of the sandy aid package. in washington, shannon breen, fox news. >>>...
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we have a breakout of peace in washington and the big business money has flowed to eric cantor, not speaker boehner who's viewed with suspicion by corporate executives. and cantor doesn't want the business of the country derailed anymore. he recognized that's, well, bad for business. >> all aboard! >> that means we get either a peaceful solution on sequestration or we get the government to cut. which, by the way, most americans view as virtuous. on top of that, you know what we do? we keep those super low rates that ben bernanke's fed committed to again today, making dividend stocks with their terrific tax status ever more cherished. meanwhile, housing is gaining steam, inventories are lean. at the same time, we haven't even started the massive sandy rebuild. this confluence, while fabulous for our nation, happens to be a nightmare for money managers. a ton of the money coming in is going right to the s&p 500, and that's off like a rocket. plus the dow jones average chock full of companies that benefit from overseas markets which are improving, including europe, yes, europe, well, they're t
we have a breakout of peace in washington and the big business money has flowed to eric cantor, not speaker boehner who's viewed with suspicion by corporate executives. and cantor doesn't want the business of the country derailed anymore. he recognized that's, well, bad for business. >> all aboard! >> that means we get either a peaceful solution on sequestration or we get the government to cut. which, by the way, most americans view as virtuous. on top of that, you know what we do?...
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that includes the gop's number two man in the house eric cantor. now put the fiscal cliff behind us and let's talk about the controversy over superstorm sandy relief. the speaker didn't bring up the bill for a vote after the cliff vote and that set off democrats and republicans. here's what new york congressman peter king told me earlier this week. >> i was chasing the speaker all over the house floor last night trying to talk to him and his staff and he kept telling me when the fiscal cliff vote is over everything will be taken care of and then he was gone. he refused to meet with us. he actually yelled i'm not meeting with you people. he wouldn't tell us why. he just decided to sneak off in the dark of night. >> here is how new jersey congressman bill pascrell described it during yesterday's debate. >> it took only ten days after katrina until president bush signed $60 billion in katrina aid passed by the congress of the united states. how dare you come to this floor and make people think everything is okay? in fact, one of the gentlemen from new
that includes the gop's number two man in the house eric cantor. now put the fiscal cliff behind us and let's talk about the controversy over superstorm sandy relief. the speaker didn't bring up the bill for a vote after the cliff vote and that set off democrats and republicans. here's what new york congressman peter king told me earlier this week. >> i was chasing the speaker all over the house floor last night trying to talk to him and his staff and he kept telling me when the fiscal...
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house majority leader eric cantor. house democratic leader nancy pelosi. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> joe biden was saying to the president, a little -- brought a smile to his face. seem to be -- bantering a bit will. >> yeah. >> little bit like the family that has had issues throughout the year but at least they come together for thanksgiving. mice moment to see. >> i think that -- i think they have both really found -- your point, gloria. i look at biden more friend ly. will it is. >> here's bill clinton. >> i think everybody on that platform is so thrilled to be will and have the unique vantage point. it is a seat few people can ever imagine having. >> also, saw flash there of myrlie evers. her husband gunned down in front of his family. she was not able to get here important the march on washingt. her husband. >> the honorable charles e. schumer. >> mr. president, mr. vice president, members of congress, all who are present, and to all who are watching, welcome to the capitol and to this celebration of our great dem
house majority leader eric cantor. house democratic leader nancy pelosi. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> joe biden was saying to the president, a little -- brought a smile to his face. seem to be -- bantering a bit will. >> yeah. >> little bit like the family that has had issues throughout the year but at least they come together for thanksgiving. mice moment to see. >> i think that -- i think they have both really found -- your point, gloria. i look at biden more friend ly....
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nobody thinks that eric cantor is going to be a kinder and gentler face for the republican party. you know, there was palace intrigue. there was quiet movement among conservatives to vacate the chair which means they would have voted against john boehner. and if they got more than 16 to vote against john boehner, then the chair is vacated. you need a majority. and they had the votes, people that were willing to vote against john boehner to take him down as speaker, but then they looked around and said, who's going to replace him? and there was nobody to replace him. so john boehner will continue to be speaker of the house. but there is movement afoot. and they had the votes to do it. they just didn't have anybody to replace him. >> but remember, they've got a constituency problem. a lot of americans care a lot about the second amendment. a lot of americans might want sensible changes in crime control laws but not wholesale changes in the way guns are l regulated. and a handful of congressmen were elected where the president won. they're not a 10% party. they may be a 10% popularit
nobody thinks that eric cantor is going to be a kinder and gentler face for the republican party. you know, there was palace intrigue. there was quiet movement among conservatives to vacate the chair which means they would have voted against john boehner. and if they got more than 16 to vote against john boehner, then the chair is vacated. you need a majority. and they had the votes, people that were willing to vote against john boehner to take him down as speaker, but then they looked around...
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." >> stephanie: now, he made this division clearer between eric cantor and i don't know, the tea partiers and they're a mess. and then right after that, the hurricane sandy thing comes up and you've got peter king and all of the northeast republicans disembal lowing boehner along with chris christie. it is a spectacle. >> it is. that's one of the other fun side effects of this is he totally exacerbated the war that the republican party has to have in the wake of the election. you know, somebody who tweeted this weekend, i can't remember who it was which blogger it was who said he can't help but thinking that if republicans really wanted to have a say in who the defense secretary is going to be, they probably should have run a better candidate for president. >> stephanie: exactly. what do you think? obviously republicans saying oh, gee, this will come as a shock but we'll be against something the president is for. they're saying he will have a tough confirmation. what do you think? >> they're going to put up a show and vote for him. that's all this has to be. because again that's the smart
." >> stephanie: now, he made this division clearer between eric cantor and i don't know, the tea partiers and they're a mess. and then right after that, the hurricane sandy thing comes up and you've got peter king and all of the northeast republicans disembal lowing boehner along with chris christie. it is a spectacle. >> it is. that's one of the other fun side effects of this is he totally exacerbated the war that the republican party has to have in the wake of the election....
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not only did he vote against john boehner today, he voted for eric cantor. we'll find out why. even though you say, perhaps he's really on the tea party side of things, he also refused to sign the grover norquist pledge. he could be a real blueprint as to whether anything is going to get done in this congress and why he voted for eric cantor. plus, we're going to talk about in maryland, wolf, we've been talking a lot about mental health in relation to gun policy in this country. and in maryland, a panelist has come forth with a panel of recommendations that say, if you make a threat against somebody, a threat against their lives or makes them feel afraid, that if you have a gun, law enforcement could come and seize all of your firearms. is that fair or is that a violation of the second amendment? that's coming up, top of the hour. >> it's a good, intriguing question. i'll be watching, erin. thanks very much. sounds like an excellent show at the top of the hour. >>> other news we're following including a taliban commander who is killed in a suspected drone strike. kate's been mo
not only did he vote against john boehner today, he voted for eric cantor. we'll find out why. even though you say, perhaps he's really on the tea party side of things, he also refused to sign the grover norquist pledge. he could be a real blueprint as to whether anything is going to get done in this congress and why he voted for eric cantor. plus, we're going to talk about in maryland, wolf, we've been talking a lot about mental health in relation to gun policy in this country. and in...
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and i think they're having the same discussion that we've been having. >> wait a minute. >> eric cantor. are debating about whether they can continue to spend, how you set things up, what austerity measures are -- >> i'm worried. >> this is a conversation we've been having here. >> but we might not get to the end of the show. >> when they come together doesn't the universe end or something? >> explosion -- >> only if they -- >> yeah, but i mean love/hate is a fine line. those guys like to get a room or something. who knows. coming up, it's flu season and you probably -- you probably used a kleenex or tissue. i don't know. you probably used a kleenex or two. kimberly-clark wants to thank you for that. one of the largest household products makers will join us after the break. then at the top of the hour, austan's favorite bankster, lloyd blankfein. goldman sachs chairman and ceo. the senators all call him -- they don't know how to say his name. lloyd blanken fine. anyway he'll be on. (announcer) at scottrade, our clients trade and invest exactly how they want. with scottrade's online bank
and i think they're having the same discussion that we've been having. >> wait a minute. >> eric cantor. are debating about whether they can continue to spend, how you set things up, what austerity measures are -- >> i'm worried. >> this is a conversation we've been having here. >> but we might not get to the end of the show. >> when they come together doesn't the universe end or something? >> explosion -- >> only if they -- >> yeah, but i...
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the house majority leader eric cantor walked by as well. we see the vice president, and we'll see members of the u.s. senate and house file in in just a few moments for all of this. it's going to be interesting to watch. you know, this is in the constitution. they must do this by january 6th of every year after the election has taken place. so you're going to see in just a few moments senate pages carrying these two mahogany boxes that carry the certificate was votes and then tellers will read off the votes and then the vice president, joe biden, will declare all of this said and done. we'll have to wait and see, suzanne, as to how much, i guess, hamming it up we'll see from the vice president. he was certainly enjoying himself yesterday as he was swearing in members of the congress. things might be more buttoned-down today because this is an official constitutional ceremony. you're right, suzanne, other business was taken care of earlier in morning. the house approved $9.7 billion in relief for victims of superstorm sandy. that's basically
the house majority leader eric cantor walked by as well. we see the vice president, and we'll see members of the u.s. senate and house file in in just a few moments for all of this. it's going to be interesting to watch. you know, this is in the constitution. they must do this by january 6th of every year after the election has taken place. so you're going to see in just a few moments senate pages carrying these two mahogany boxes that carry the certificate was votes and then tellers will read...
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. >>> checking the top stories, eric cantor says there's no decision yet when the house will vote on the fiscal cliff deal, which was approved by the senate overnight. house lawmakers return to work in about 90 minutes. the house could approve, reject or amend the measure which keeps tax rates unchanged for most americans. >>> while congress is focusing on the fiscal cliff, the u.s. hits the debt ceiling on monday. they have two months to raise the borrowing limit or risk the government defaulting on its financial obligations. >>> the new york state rifle and pistol association is calling for a boycott of any business that advertises with the paper. they published a list of names and owners of pistol holders. they will continue adding names to the map. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is being treated for a blood clot in her head and is expected to make a full recovery. but that doesn't mean people are not concerned. joining us live now from the state department is our foreign affairs correspondent jim dougherty. how long is the secretary expected to be hospitalized? >> we don'
. >>> checking the top stories, eric cantor says there's no decision yet when the house will vote on the fiscal cliff deal, which was approved by the senate overnight. house lawmakers return to work in about 90 minutes. the house could approve, reject or amend the measure which keeps tax rates unchanged for most americans. >>> while congress is focusing on the fiscal cliff, the u.s. hits the debt ceiling on monday. they have two months to raise the borrowing limit or risk the...
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we're just getting news from eric cantor's office, majority leader, and as well as speaker boehner, they have a plan when it comes to the debt ceiling. they will pass a debt ceiling, the gop will pass a debt ceiling extension for the next several months, in exchange for something to happen in the senate. what they want to have happen in the senate is the senate to pass a budget. as you might know as well, the senate has not passed a budget in several years time. so that is what that, this is negotiating point. the house says they will go ahead and do this. they will extend our debt limit, our credit limit, if you will in exchange for seeing a budget passed in the senate. now it is worth noting as you might know, charles krauthamer comes out with an editorial every week in the "washington post" and he actually wrote about this idea today in his editorial saying almost exactly the same thing. i'm going to read this part to you. the more prudent course, he is talking about the debt ceiling debate, would be to find an offer that can not be refused of the short-term tradeoff utterly unasailab
we're just getting news from eric cantor's office, majority leader, and as well as speaker boehner, they have a plan when it comes to the debt ceiling. they will pass a debt ceiling, the gop will pass a debt ceiling extension for the next several months, in exchange for something to happen in the senate. what they want to have happen in the senate is the senate to pass a budget. as you might know as well, the senate has not passed a budget in several years time. so that is what that, this is...
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speaker boehner and budget committee chairman paul ryan did vote in favor of the bill while eric cantor and congressman mccarthy voted against it. responding quite positively to that news, doug responding less positively. the dow jones up 180 and nasdaq up 50 points and s&p 24 points and ftse up 500 points -- not 500 points. and you can see the ftse up 2% on this news and look at what happened there in asia. hang seng up almost 3%. one clarification, i think i may have misspoken when i said all of this lasting one year. what i was describing was extension of unemployment benefits, that lasts one year. these other taxes and cuts and increases are now permanent. >> the fiscal cliff a verdict for now. now, we can look forward to something with the debt ceiling in the next two months. joining us in washington is former oklahoma governor frank keating and ceo of the american bankers association. joining us from philadelphia, former pennsylvania governor, ed rendell, also a cnbc contributor. i have to tell that joke again, governor. what do you call 47 millionaires sitting around watching the
speaker boehner and budget committee chairman paul ryan did vote in favor of the bill while eric cantor and congressman mccarthy voted against it. responding quite positively to that news, doug responding less positively. the dow jones up 180 and nasdaq up 50 points and s&p 24 points and ftse up 500 points -- not 500 points. and you can see the ftse up 2% on this news and look at what happened there in asia. hang seng up almost 3%. one clarification, i think i may have misspoken when i said...
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cantor, john boehner, you wouldn't have them singing out of the same hymnal if we are retreating. we have never been more unified behind a position than we are now. i feel pretty confident we're going to pass this today. what this really is is moving away from playing small ball, cutting $100 billion here, 100 bmds there. we're running multitrillion dollar deficits. we've gone from $10 trillion in debt to $16 trillion in debt in the first four years of this presidency, and we now recognize we got to save this president from himself, and we're not going to do it by nickel and diming every two months, three months, four months. we've got to lay out the vision for america that we have, how do we save ourselves from a debt crisis, and force the senate to put forward their view of how we save ourselves from a debt crisis. let the senate lay out its tax proposals. let the senate lay out its entitlement reforms if they have them. and then we can have an adult conversation once the senate passes its budget and the house passes its budget. >> right. but you say if they have them. what make
cantor, john boehner, you wouldn't have them singing out of the same hymnal if we are retreating. we have never been more unified behind a position than we are now. i feel pretty confident we're going to pass this today. what this really is is moving away from playing small ball, cutting $100 billion here, 100 bmds there. we're running multitrillion dollar deficits. we've gone from $10 trillion in debt to $16 trillion in debt in the first four years of this presidency, and we now recognize we...
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they fell back on eric cantor versus -- now there's stuck with the four walls of the stock canvas. i wonder if they'll pick new careers. >> they don't necessarily pick the right stocks, but they do the work. >> faber capital management -- >> no, i'm just kidding. i'm saying there is -- there are individual stocks that are really doing incredibly well. let's say you take a netflix, which is on a lot of people's minds. that was up 100 points in, what, three weeks? what did it take to be up 100 points? they gained 2 million subs, worth 100 points. i didn't see that coming. >> neither did a lot of people. >> yeah. from netflix to carl icahn, investors sounding off on each other friday on "fast money" halftime. challenged icahn to increase his bet on the company. >> carl, do you want to bid for the company? go ahead and bid for the company. >> hey, you don't have to tell me what i'm free to do. >> all right. >> they just don't make moments like that on tv very often. a lot got said on friday and over the weekend about what an amazing moment that was. >> that's all people were talking ab
they fell back on eric cantor versus -- now there's stuck with the four walls of the stock canvas. i wonder if they'll pick new careers. >> they don't necessarily pick the right stocks, but they do the work. >> faber capital management -- >> no, i'm just kidding. i'm saying there is -- there are individual stocks that are really doing incredibly well. let's say you take a netflix, which is on a lot of people's minds. that was up 100 points in, what, three weeks? what did it...
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eric cantor is still will. i'm not sure -- i'm not sure that the qualities he brought to the grand bargain are the qualities that he's necessarily going to need here. there is a kind of -- at least yesterday a kind of inflexibility there that is new and i think when you watch it, you watch that space closely over the next few months, you are going to know how hard the road is going to be ahead for him. i have a feeling the republicans are not going to just roll over and compromise themselves just because he's being -- or appearing to be tough. i'm not sure that history, at least his immediate history, teaches us that that works for him. >> all right. you can catch "frontline inside obama's presidency" tonight at 10:00 on pbs. michael kirk, thank you very much. >> that looks great. >> my pleasure. >> coming up, brad meltzer weaves a dark chapter through his greatest thriller. next on "morning joe." ♪ >>> here now is a promo, a preview, a trailer, in case you missed any of the action on the first would episodes
eric cantor is still will. i'm not sure -- i'm not sure that the qualities he brought to the grand bargain are the qualities that he's necessarily going to need here. there is a kind of -- at least yesterday a kind of inflexibility there that is new and i think when you watch it, you watch that space closely over the next few months, you are going to know how hard the road is going to be ahead for him. i have a feeling the republicans are not going to just roll over and compromise themselves...
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eric cantor, the majority leader in the house, the republican, he said this in a statement. he said, there has been wide spread and bipartisan opposition to this potential nomination and the president's willingness to move forward despite these concerns only reinforces the signal that he agrees with ha l hagel's extreme positions. cornell, does that -- is that what the president's decision -- >> this is sort of a head scratcher because this is a guy who republicans once supported. i think hagel's crime here in washington is that he dared not walk lock step in with his party in a partisan way. if you look at why they're attacking senator hagel, it's because he did have different views and different opinions and he wasn't afraid to talk about different views and opinions. this is sort of encapsulates why washington isn't working. he's a bold and independent thinker. he didn't walk lock step with the partisans in his party and now they're attacking him for it. >> it didn't take colin powell, the former secretary of state in the bush administration, the retired general, to issue
eric cantor, the majority leader in the house, the republican, he said this in a statement. he said, there has been wide spread and bipartisan opposition to this potential nomination and the president's willingness to move forward despite these concerns only reinforces the signal that he agrees with ha l hagel's extreme positions. cornell, does that -- is that what the president's decision -- >> this is sort of a head scratcher because this is a guy who republicans once supported. i think...
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very interesting to hear how the speaker, eric cantor and the speaker reacted to the inaugural agenda that he laid out yesterday in the advance of the state of the union address coming in early february. live coverage momentarily. >>> in the meantime, let's cover some other news. a stunning new twist to the takeover of a gas facility and its link to al qaeda. three americans were among at least 37 hostages who were killed. and we're learning now the militants may have had a canadian connection. brian todd is looking into the story for us. >> wolf, the algerian prime minister is putting this out there. a surprising assertion to a western connection to the attack but they are not giving more information and some are cautioning that the algerian government is eager to paint this as a foreign operation. still sorting through what happened in the deadly chaos at a gas plant, algerian officials say most of the hostage takers were killed in the fighting and algerian's prime minister says he knows who one of the leaders was. >> the terrorist person was named shidud and he spoke with clear eng
very interesting to hear how the speaker, eric cantor and the speaker reacted to the inaugural agenda that he laid out yesterday in the advance of the state of the union address coming in early february. live coverage momentarily. >>> in the meantime, let's cover some other news. a stunning new twist to the takeover of a gas facility and its link to al qaeda. three americans were among at least 37 hostages who were killed. and we're learning now the militants may have had a canadian...
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we're getting tweets and reporter information that majority leader eric cantor is against the senate-passed bill. phone numbers reason the screen if you would like to dial in and make a comment about what is going on right now in washington on this first day of 2013. while we get those calls up i want to read some of these tweets that have been coming in and literally, thousands of them at the #fiscal cliff. this is from samuel, how can the senate pass a bill 89-8 and the out can't? this is jordan, is house g.o.p. rejection of the fiscal cliff deal sign that the they that obama won't be negligenting on the debt ceiling? >> this is art. where does this leave us at this point? amendments, no time for that, pass it. nothing like bringing in the new year with a good old fiscal cliff get it together congress. henry is on our independent line, henry, good afternoon, this is c-span and you're on. caller: good afternoon. i'm an independent and i wanted to comment that i guess the democrats have to be cause shouse that the republicans don't wake up and take the position they have in a catch 22 posit
we're getting tweets and reporter information that majority leader eric cantor is against the senate-passed bill. phone numbers reason the screen if you would like to dial in and make a comment about what is going on right now in washington on this first day of 2013. while we get those calls up i want to read some of these tweets that have been coming in and literally, thousands of them at the #fiscal cliff. this is from samuel, how can the senate pass a bill 89-8 and the out can't? this is...